Circular saw



Patented Aug.-23, 1932. 1

JOHN T. H. DEMTSHI'ER, 6F SGHENECTADY,

*rr'mo COMPANY, A conronaniromonmnwi norm. I

cmcunmtsxw Application filed May 1,

The present invention relates to rotating .isks, particularly of the kind which are used for sawing purposes, although it is not necessarily limited thereto.

It is well known to those skilled in the art that injury frequently occurs to such disks in the form of cracks, mostly caused by more or less violent vibrations to which the disks are subjected, particularly while running at I t I aare two: bearingst forlthe shaft and-:18 refpre high speed.

The cause of such vibrations lies in the fact that these disks are generally in an unbalanced condition. The latter may be inherent in the disks themselves or caused during working operation. disk, for instance, the unbalance may be caused by the fact that the different parts of the disk are subjected to different changes of temperature particularly in radial direction of the disk, while the disk is in engagement with a piece to be worked on. The difierences in temperature of the different parts of the disk naturally efiect vibrations of the disk and if the amplitudes of such vibrations are of sufficient value to cause stresses and strains of the materials which exceed. the fatigue limit thereof, cracking of the materials will result.

The object of my invention accordingly consists in an improved arrangement for rotary disks by which such injury is effectively prevented. The desired result is accomplished, acording to my invention, by the provision of means for damping the vibration of said disks.

For a consideration of what I believe to be novel and my invention, attention is directed to the following description and claims in connection with the drawing appended hereto.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 illustrates by way of example, a circular saw embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 shows a cross sectional View along lines 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to Fig. 1, 3 represents a pedestal.

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having al aterallsarms 41 and 5 'to sup- Grand fiareisecured. 3 8 rep'resentsasaw :ittablen having. a slot 9 .ithrough which a circu- .NEW, YORK, .nssienom 'ro ,ennnnaninnno 1 1.21am; saw .disklil0rprojects. iT he sa'w table S,

(rests on sup-port -7 ifflznd= lS-'S@urcd to supports (irb ci neans bfihinges .11. i I a The saw disk 10 is fastened to a shaft 12-h;- ssiiitabale meansgl'inthe)- present instance shown s1 rings 13ia-nd'; 1.4,. andinut 15. '."':16 :and 17,

'eisents a; piil l eyifor driving saidfsh'aft and disk nr-byitany: suitablei means,onntishown in "the drawing. lThez sawtftabie S can' be turned about i'tszhinges:ilawheneby the s'aw disk 10v T-he iarrangement so iar d'escribed be htalnenaass typiealf 'ofii any rcirmil'ar aw con sstruetion. f 'r I I According to my inyention, as 'show'n in, tlietpresenti'instance, il pr'ovide a means spaced close to a sufficient area of the rotary disk in order to prevent appreciable vibration of said disk. In the present instance I have shown such means in the form of asingle.

In the case of a sawfimayr beiieasilyiaes'embl'edfl and? disassembled.

plate 19 provided on one side of the saw disk "'70 and secured by means of an angle iron 20 and screws 21 beneath thesaw table. Said plate covers a sufficient area, that is, approximately 180 of the angular area of the saw disk and is of a diameter less than the diam-" eter of said saw disk. The plate 19 ispref erably provided with a rough surface adjacent the saw disk and mounted at a distance of about 1/64 of an inch from the surface. of said disk. that plate 19 defines with saw disk 10 an air cushion between both disks which is adapted to eliminate or at least to considerably damp vibration of the saw disk.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination with a rotary disk and means for mounting and rotating said disk comprising a saw table, of means covering at least12'0 angular degrees of said disk and It will be readily understood mounted close to said disk beneath the saw table and being adapted to prevent vibration of said disk.

2. The combination with a rotary disk and means for mounting and rotating said disk comprising a saw table, of a plate mounted close to said disk beneath the saw table and covering approximately angular degrees of said disk and being adapted to prevent vibration of said disk.

3. A circular saw comprising a saw disk,

means for mounting and rotating said saw disk comprising a saw table, a plate, having a rough surface adjacent said saw disk and being mounted close to said-saw diskbenea'th the saw table and covering approximately 180 angular degrees of said disk and being adapted to prevent vibration of said disk.

4. A circular saw comprising asaw means for mounting and-rotating said disk, a plate having a rough surface adjacent said saw disk at a distance of the order of 1/64 of an inch from the adjacentosurface of said saw disk and having a maximum diameter less than the diameter of said saw disk, said plate being out of the path of the piece being sawed.

5. A circular saw comprising a plate forming a segment of a diameter less than the diameter of said saw disk and being secured to said mounting means at a distance 4 of the order of 1/64 of an inch from the adjacent surface of said saw disk defining an air cushion between said plate and disk adapted to damp vibration of said odisk,.said plate being outof the path of'the'piece being sawed.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN T. H. DEMPS'I ER'.

disk,

. a saw disk, means for mounting and rotating said disk, 

